IEEE C802.16j-07/535r1
Project
IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Working Group <http://ieee802.org/16>
Title
Clarification on Authentication Mode Support
Date
Submitted
2007-09-19
Source(s)
Sheng Sun;
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E-mail: shengs @nortel.com
Nortel
3500 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8E9
Haihong Zheng
NSN
Sergey Seleznev
Samsung
Re:
IEEE 802.16j-07/045
Abstract
This contribution proposes text changes to clarify authentication in the SBC REQ/RSP
Purpose
Discuss and adopt proposed text changes in reply to comments.
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Clarification on Authentication Mode Support in SBC REQ/RSP
Sheng Sun
Nortel
Haihong Zheng
1
IEEE C802.16j-07/535r1
NSN
Sergey Seleznev
Samsung Electronics
Introduction
This contribution attempt is to reply comments #245 and specify the authentication mode in SBC-REQ/RSP
message during the network entry.
.
Proposed text changes
[Insert new subclause 11.8.4.x]:
11.8.4.x Authentication Mode Support
Name
Authentication
Mode Support
Length
1byte
Value
Bit #0 : Indication of support of
centralized security if set to 1
Bit #1 : Indication of support of
distributed security if set to 1
Bit #2-7: Reserved
In SBC-RSP, only one bit shall be
set
2
Scope
SBC-REQ
SBC-RSP